Chiang Mai Pub Reopens Days After Five-Year Closure Order
A Chiang Mai pub raided for serving alcohol to hundreds of minors has reportedly reopened days after authorities sought a five-year closure order, drawing resident complaints.
A popular pub on Huay Kaew Road in Chiang Mai's Chang Phueak district has reportedly reopened less than a week after police raided it during a Halloween "clean-up" operation on October 30. Officers found hundreds of patrons under 20 consuming alcohol at the unlicensed venue. The owner was charged with operating without a license and selling alcohol to minors, and authorities sought a five-year closure order. Residents now complain the pub is back in business, still admitting underage customers and serving alcohol, and are urging officials to investigate how it resumed operations so quickly. The situation appears to show a blatant disregard for the law.
